Qualified instructors for training

The South Carolina Department of Social Services (SCDSS), located in Richland County, is soliciting fixed-price bids for qualified instructors to provide comprehensive training services across seven program areas: Essential Soft Skills, Leadership, Adult Services, Child Welfare Services, Economic Services, Instructional Design, and Foster, Adoptive, and Kinship Care. The procurement seeks instructors to deliver training for newly hired and existing employees, external stakeholders, and various agency training needs. Mandatory qualifications include a minimum of three years of training experience with a four-year degree or alternatively ten years of training experience, with specific expertise in foster, adoptive, and kinship caregiver training. Instructors will be compensated at fixed rates ranging from $250 for presentations up to 2 hours to $500 for 6-to-7-hour presentations, with additional compensation of $50 per hour for training development work. Key submission dates include a non-mandatory pre-bid conference on October 29, 2024, questions due by October 30, 2024, and final proposal submissions due by December 4, 2024 at 11:00 AM, with an anticipated award date of December 17, 2024.

The contract will have an initial one-year term beginning January 1, 2025, with four potential one-year renewal options, extending the maximum contract period through December 31, 2029. There are no specific set-aside designations mentioned for disadvantaged enterprises. Instructors must maintain commercial general liability insurance with limits of at least $100,000 per occurrence and complete comprehensive background checks, including national background screening and sex offender registry checks. Contractors will be required to sign a Non-Disclosure Agreement and complete Security Disclosure forms, acknowledging potential civil and criminal sanctions for unauthorized information disclosure. While no specific budget range is explicitly stated, instructors will provide their own equipment including computers, laptops, phones, and email accounts for conducting trainings. The solicitation indicates that award does not guarantee training assignments, suggesting an on-call or as-needed engagement model for selected instructors.